Autumn 2012

Table of Contents

02

From the Center
Amy Peberdy

04

Calendar

05

Editor’s Note
Dave Mance III

10

Letters to the Editor

13

Woods Whys: A Sawyer’s Lament
Michael Snyder

15

Tracking Tips: Breakfast in Bed
Susan C. Morse

16

Knots and Bolts

23

1,000 Words
Chris Mazzarella

24

Whole-House Heating With Wood Pellets
Chuck Wooster

30

Where’s the Peak? How Weather and Climate Affected Last Fall’s Foliage
John Burk

34

Field Work: At Work Celebrating Raptors with Mark Baker
Talbot Eckweiler

36

On the Lookout: A History of Fire Towers in the Northeast
Kristen Fountain

42

The Overstory

44

Why Regulated Trapping Still Has a Place in the 21st Century
Mike Freeman

50

Birds in Focus: Fat, Flight, and Fitness in a Blackpoll Warbler
Bryan Pfeiffer

54

Discoveries

57

Tricks of the Trade: Freeing a hung tree
Carl Demrow

63

Upcountry

64

Woodlit

67

Mill Prices

71

Outdoor Palette
Adelaide Tyrol

72

A Place in Mind
Julia Shipley